The French general and historian Philippe-Paul, Comte de Ségur (1780-1873) served as a member of Napoleon's personal staff during the Russian campaign. He had joined the cavalry in 1800 and had distinguished himself during earlier episodes of the European war; this led to him being chosen for several diplomatic missions. His two-volume account of the invasion of Russia, first published in French in 1824, has been through many editions and has been translated into many languages. It is both a military history and an eyewitness account. This English translation was first published in 1825 and remains immensely valuable to historians' understanding of Napoleon's ultimately disastrous Russian strategy. Volume 1 begins with the reasons behind the decision to invade and includes the Battle of Borodino, in which over seventy thousand people were killed. It concludes on 12 September 1812, two days before Napoleon's army reached Moscow.

History of the Expedition to Russia, Undertaken by the Emperor Napoleon, in the Year 1812: Volume 1

Philippe-Paul de Ségur

Cambridge University Press

History of the Expedition to Russia Undertaken by the Emperor Napoleon, in the Year 1812 (French Edition)

History

Military

Nabu Press

An aide-de-camp of Napoleon. Memoirs of General Count de Ségur, of the French academy, from 1880-1812 (1895).   This book, "An aide-de-camp of Napoleon", by Louis Philippe Antoine Charles Ségur, Harriette Anne Crookesley Patchett-Martin,  is a replication of a book originally published before 1895. It has been restored by human beings, page by page, so that you may enjoy it in a form as close to the original as possible.

An Aide-de-camp of Napoleon

Biographies & Memoirs

Worley Publications

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